Marine from northern Va. killed in Afghanistan

Published August 13, 2012 8:20pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says a marine from northern Virginia has been killed in Afghanistan.

Thirty-one-year-old Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Jeschke of Herndon, Va., died Friday while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Jeschke was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif.